Category Friends
Artomatic
After gardening with Danya I headed to Crystal City in Arlington and met up with Amy at Artomatic, a giant populist artistic event. Essentially, the organization has an entire vacant office building that it turns over to as many artists and other creative types as sign up. Entry is free — you get a wrist band […]
Garden Consulting
Danya, a friend of mine, has a cute little condo in one of DC’s cooler neighborhoods. She’s on the ground floor and has a great patio in the back, with a small square of unplanted ground. When she heard of my adventures in balcony gardening, she asked if I would be her gardening consultant for […]
Jasper Johns and Banana Leaves
The Phillips Collection has two new exhibitions, one featuring Antony Gormley, the other showcasing Jasper Johns Neither exhibition is open to the public yet, but tonight was a members-only preview. Fortunately, my friend Amy is a member and she invited me to go with her. I had never heard of Gormley before. His sculptures were wonderful. The lithographs […]
Raclette!
I love holiday parties (I’ve been to five in the past week). I especially love holiday parties that involve raclette. Raclette is a type of cheese from Switzerland and the Savoy region of France. It’s generally eaten melted over baked potatoes and grilled meats and vegetables. It sometimes takes the form of street food in Strasbourg, but it’s […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 